Quad generation of electricity, heat, chill, and clean water

Abstract

An apparatus focuses solar power to provide clean energy, water, heat, and chill. Using ammonium carbonate salt for four purposes: first generating electricity using carbon dioxide as working fluid for a heat engine; second generating hot water from heat exchanges; third generating chill by evaporation of liquefied ammonia; and fourth generating purified water by forward osmosis with ammonium carbonate salt as draw solution.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A method for generating electricity and cooling comprising the steps of:
 a. leveraging a power source to heat carbon dioxide;   b. converting heat energy from the carbon dioxide to drive a heat engine and generate electricity;   c. providing a solution to absorb ammonia;   d. providing a solution to absorb carbon dioxide;   e. evaporating ammonia from the solution to produce an ammonia gas;   f. evaporating carbon dioxide from the solution to produce a carbon dioxide gas;   g. separating the carbon dioxide gas to be re-heated in said step of leveraging; and   h. liquefying the ammonia gas to provide a liquid ammonia; and   i. expanding of the liquid ammonia to provide cooling.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , whereby the power source is derived from solar energy. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , whereby the step of converting utilizes a Hui Turbine. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
 a. separating the ammonia gas; and   b. routing the ammonia gas through a chamber to transfer heat from the ammonia gas to a liquid within the chamber prior to said step of liquefying the ammonia gas.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of:
 a. routing the carbon dioxide gas through a chamber to transfer heat from the carbon dioxide gas to a liquid within the chamber.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:
 a. allowing water from a saltwater solution to pass through a membrane into a draw solution of ammonia;   b. extracting ammonia out of the draw solution to provide potable water.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the step of extracting ammonia is provided within a vacuum chamber. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising the step of routing the carbon dioxide, after said step of converting, through a chamber to transfer heat to a liquid within the chamber. 
     
     
         9 . A method of generating electricity, cooling, and potable water comprising the steps of:
 a. leveraging a power source to heat carbon dioxide;   b. converting heat energy from the carbon dioxide to drive a heat engine and generate electricity;   c. providing a solution to absorb ammonia   d. providing a solution to absorb carbon dioxide;   e. allowing water from a saltwater solution to pass through a membrane into a draw solution of ammonia to provide a diluted ammonia-fortified water solution;   f. extracting ammonia from the ammonia-fortified water solution to produce potable water;   g. evaporating carbon dioxide from the solution to produce a carbon dioxide gas;   h. separating the evaporated carbon dioxide and re-routing the carbon dioxide gas to be re-heated in said step of leveraging; and   i. liquefying ammonia gas to provide a liquid ammonia; and   j. expanding of the liquid ammonia to provide cooling and ammonia gas.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , whereby the power source is derived from solar energy. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , whereby the step of generating utilizes a Hui Turbine. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising the step of routing ammonia gas through a chamber to transfer heat to liquid within the chamber prior to said step of expanding the of the liquid ammonia. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising the step of routing the carbon dioxide gas through a chamber to transfer heat to liquid within the chamber. 
     
     
         14 . An apparatus for the generation of electricity and cooling, said apparatus comprising:
 a. an absorption chamber adapted to provide combination of a refrigerant gas with a heat engine gas into an aqueous solution;   b. a generator for generating electricity through a heat engine with said heat engine gas;   c. a generation chamber adapted to separate said refrigerant gas and said heat engine gas from said aqueous solution;   d. a hot water chamber adapted to allow transfer of heat from said refrigerant gas to a liquid and further adapted to condense said refrigerant gas into a refrigerant liquid;   e. an evaporator chamber adapted to evaporate said refrigerant liquid into said refrigerant gas to provide cooling; and   f. piping adapted to allow said heat engine gas and said refrigerant gas to return to said absorption chamber.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein said heat engine gas comprises carbon dioxide. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein said refrigerant gas comprises ammonia. 
     
     
         17 . An apparatus for the generation of electricity, cooling, and potable water, said apparatus comprising:
 a. an absorption chamber adapted to provide combination of a refrigerant gas with a heat engine gas into an aqueous solution;   b. a water purification chamber adapted to draw potable water from a salt water solution through a membrane to an aqueous salt solution comprising of refrigerant gas and heat engine gas;   c. a generator for generating electricity through a heat engine with said heat engine gas;   d. a hot water chamber adapted to allow transfer of heat from said refrigerant gas to a liquid and further adapted to condense said refrigerant gas into a refrigerant liquid;   e. an evaporation chamber adapted to evaporate said refrigerant liquid into said refrigerant gas to provide cooling; and   f. piping said heat engine gas and said refrigerant gas to return to said absorption chamber for condensation.   
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein said heat engine gas comprises carbon dioxide. 
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein said refrigerant gas comprises ammonia.